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Funny the things that still aren't on the internet. I had to look up skive in a real dictionary.
Would the skive joint be butted against the short side of the folded piece and overlapping the long side? (If that question isn't clear, please feel free to ignore it.)
 
It's a question for the smid to go into why or why not really. I have butted and lap jointed laminations on some plane blades & chisels. I think the one out of the pictures is just laid on and it may even be a replacement bit itself.

E.DB.
 
Picked this up today from a second hand shop. Kelly Dandenong. With haft weighs about 2.4kg or 5 1/4lb so guessing it's a 4 pounder. Don't think it's had a lot of use and still has some of the original paint. Regards.
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If you will excuse my ignorance, but that head looks quite large, what would it be used for? Felling, splitting, or general use? It looks like a real good find....I'm sure we all would like to see the finished product. thanks Bill
 
Hi Bill, I’ll show my ignorance in my reply. I think it’s general use rather than specifically felling or splitting. Would expect the head to have more of wedge shape for splitting and a thinner longer profile for felling. There’s enough axeperts here who can give a more conclusive answer – hopefully someone can chip in.

Will post this again in the axe photo thread once I locate a suitable haft and have time to hang. Biggest issue is finding affordable hafts/ handles. Hardware stores stock poor quality imported hickory handles typically charging from US $24 to $32 for a 32” or 36”. Best bet is pick up ‘new old stock’ but this relies on luck.

Regards.
 
Ernest DuBois said:
Ok, ok, I get you loud and clear Garry, just bear with me because I seem to be seeing something other going on, still you're the one with the axe in hand and I may just be making things up that aren't even there but what you have shown so far leads me to imagine a more complicated axe head along the lines of this little beauty that was the subject of a nice anatomical study showing this basic build-up.


Still, it's not to say that your axe is not the apparently simpler symmetrical strap folded around a mandrel. Is the back of the eye section the same thickness as the sides of the eye? Also this layering you write of has me a bit puzzled as to how that would work exactly.

E.DB.
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You may well be right Eanest. The back of the eye is thicker. So there may well be another piece to make up the back of the eye(poll). But the outside for sure wraps around it.
 
Then it could also be that the poll was first forge welded to the strap and then the eye formed by folding it over on itself and finally the edge steel welded on, or the edge steel that is on there now is not the original but a replacement for a worn out bit.


E.DB.
 
Ernest DuBois said:
...... or the edge steel that is on there now is not the original but a replacement for a worn out bit.
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This was actually a common occurrence back in the olden days. A worn out tool was brought to the local blacksmith to be refurbished. It was cheaper than replacement and with modern steels the repaired axe or tool might be even better than it was originally.
 
It just seems possible because of the simple weld where maybe an original bit would have been sandwiched like in that other sketch, on a replacement it would be an inordinate amount of work when simply grinding a sort of scarf, or what was that word? skive and laying the new steel on and welding it so would be good enough.
It's a sign that we don't use/sharpen our axes nearly enough that you only seldom hear of someone having their axe re-laid.

E.DB.
 
A couple more from the last few days.
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3 1/2lb no name ? Jersey pattern with C33 stamp. Has ridges in the eye.
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Older 2 1/4 lb Wetterlings from the days when they used resin in the eye. Has SAW stamped on one side, '2 1/4' on the other.
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Regards, pakowhai
 
Nice little Wetterlings pakowhai. Fresh axes it appears. Neither one looks to have seen much action.
 
Those are two really nice finds, Pakowhai. I would be interested to hear what the file tells you about the C33 axe. I bet it's a good one. Let us know how the steel is once you get around to filing it.
 
Thanks for comments garry3 and Square_peg. Will let you what the steel's like on c33. Have since removed the haft and cleaned up with wire brush but left most of the red paint on - makes it go faster.
 
From the free pile outside my neighbors house. A 1 1/4lb Collins (in pretty horrible shape)

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And from the weird thrift store near my house, a Homestead 2 1/4lb (super stoked on this one - been looking for a boys axe for a while) and a no name 3 1/2lb double bit with ridges in the eye. Sweet.

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And the spokes that I need for a rear wheel build!
 
Finally found a raft axe, I do believe, a Collins:
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And a nameless little Jersey and a big hatchet/small axe. The little guy needed a new handle, and the Jersey needed re-wedging after the scrap iron was removed. The Collins was just a little loose fore and aft, so I put a couple of tiny wooden wedges crosswise of the long wooden wedge. So far so good.
 
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Found this little Norlund Hudson Bay hatchet at an antique store. Looks like it has never even been removed from the sheath. Wonder what the value is for something like this? I'm not sure if it will end up being a user or just a wall hanger/investment for now.
 
You are correct, it has never been used. I'm not one to typically buy tools and not use them so it may end up funding another axe purchase. The price seemed pretty good at the antique store so I grabbed it.
 
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I haven't found a cruiser in a long time but this weekend I found this db and a 1/2" chisel for $1 each. I didn't think I would do any more vinegar baths but I did a vinegar bath on it since it was so rusty inside the eye. 7 7/8" long and 2 lbs. 3 oz. It has 2 distinct hardening lines on each side and a partial unreadable stamp.
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